CVE-2002-0735

Format string vulnerability in the logging() function in C-Note Squid LDAP authentication module (squid_auth_LDAP) 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering log messages.

Published: 2002-08-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-0735 is rated Moderate Risk (61/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.94%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.19% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0735

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.75% 2.94% +1.19%
2 2026-02-15 2.34% 1.75% -0.59%
3 2025-08-14 2.34%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0735

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0735

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-0735

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2002-0735 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (squid), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-0735

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0735

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
c-note squid_auth_ldap 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:c-note:squid_auth_ldap:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
c-note squid_auth_ldap 1.0.2_beta cpe:2.3:a:c-note:squid_auth_ldap:1.0.2_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
c-note squid_auth_ldap 1.2_b2 cpe:2.3:a:c-note:squid_auth_ldap:1.2_b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
c-note squid_auth_ldap 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:c-note:squid_auth_ldap:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
padl_software nss_ldap build_180 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:nss_ldap:build_180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
padl_software nss_ldap build_181 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:nss_ldap:build_181:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
padl_software nss_ldap build_183 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:nss_ldap:build_183:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
padl_software nss_ldap build_184 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:nss_ldap:build_184:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
padl_software nss_ldap build_185 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:nss_ldap:build_185:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
padl_software nss_ldap build_185.1 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:nss_ldap:build_185.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
padl_software nss_ldap build_185.2 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:nss_ldap:build_185.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
padl_software nss_ldap build_185.3 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:nss_ldap:build_185.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
padl_software nss_ldap build_186 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:nss_ldap:build_186:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
padl_software nss_ldap build_187 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:nss_ldap:build_187:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
padl_software nss_ldap build_188 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:nss_ldap:build_188:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
padl_software nss_ldap build_189 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:nss_ldap:build_189:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
padl_software pam_ldap build_143 cpe:2.3:a:padl_software:pam_ldap:build_143:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0735

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